classicvalues / spacewalk

The master repository for Oracle Linux Manager, based on the Spacewalk Project.

Oracle Linux Manager

Oracle Linux Manager is a management tool based on the Spacewalk project providing IT managers with what they need to manage their Oracle Linux environment. This release includes all of the features you have come to appreciate in Spacewalk 2.10 with incremental enhancements for Oracle Linux 8 clients. Oracle Linux Manager 2.10 replaces the previous Spacewalk 2.10 release.

Spacewalk project was discontinued on May 31 2020.

Source code for this release can be found in OracleLinuxManager-2.10 branch

Features

Oracle Linux Manager's capabilities include:

• Inventory your systems (hardware and software information)
• Install and update software on your systems
• Collect and distribute your custom software packages into manageable groups
• Provision (kickstart) your systems
• Manage and deploy configuration files to your systems
• Provision virtual guests
• Start/stop/configure virtual guests
• Distribute content across multiple geographical sites in an efficient manner

Oracle Linux Manager incorporates significant enhancements to support Oracle Linux 8 clients and module-enabled repositories:

• Errata and package upgrade handling for channels with modules
• Module support for copying packages between channels
• Module support when cloning software channels
• Module support for channel life cycle management

Switching or upgrading from Spacewalk to Oracle Linux Manager 2.10

The Oracle Linux Manager Installation Guide provides step-by-step instructions on converting from Spacewalk 2.7 or 2.10 to Oracle Linux Manager 2.10.

Resources

Oracle Linux Manager Documentation

For more information visit oracle.com/linux